Clothes-wringer attachment for bathtubs



I R. DOW'SYEJ CLOTHES, WRINGER ATTACHMENT FOR BATHTUBS. APPLICATION men SEPT.25', 191.9.

1,382,415; Patented June 21,1921.

.v UNITED STATES Brennan Bowen, or CHICAGO, rmimors.

.i-ssaei si cLo'rHEs-wRINGEn: ATTACHMENT Fort ailments.

Specificationcf Letters Patent.- Pat nt d. J 21,1921.

Application filed'scptember 25;.191'9: seriarnt. 326,138.

ToaZZ wfiom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, RioHARn Dows'n, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have invented certain ne'w 'and useful Improvements in: Clothes-Wringer Attachments for Bathtubs; and I do declare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such v as will enableothers skilled in the lartto which itappertains to-make and use the same;

' This'invention relates to clothes wringer racks or supports, and it has more particular reference to a rack which is especially designed for'attachment to an ordinary bath tub.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a clothes wringer attachment for bath tubs which will enable the lady of the house to conduct her washing in her bathroom instead of going to the stationary wash tubs, which are usually in the cellar, and ar in some instances, for instance in apartment houses, numerous floors down and not at all convenient.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the above mentioned character in which the construction is such that it may be effectively placed in position on bath tubs which are in close proximity to the bathroom wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, which is exceedingly simple in construction, strong, durable, inexpensive, highly efficient in use, and readily applicable to most any bath tub.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a cross section of a bath tub, illustrating my clothes wringer attachment applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the attachment.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the plane of the line l4l of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment'of my invention, the numeral iindt cates a conventional form of bathtub, to which my improved clothes wringer support, designated as a whole, bythe numeral 2,-is attached and which supports a clothes wringer 3 of any us'ualor standard construction. y i

My improved wringer supporting attachment comprises a base board l'which' is adapted to be placedho'rizontally across the tub 1, and-which is o'f a length to fit-over any standard thirty-inch; bath tub; Acen} trallydisposed vertical wringer board 5 is nailed or otherwise securedto the base 1 board l, and this board 5 serves to: permit the wringer 3 to be clamped thereon in any suitable manner. This board 5 is shorter than the base board 4 and at one end, the two boards are flush. The opposite end, however, of the wringer board is spaced from the end of base board 4 to permit the clamp. 6 to be attached thereto as will be hereinafter more fully described. Connected and coming into direct contact with the wall or running on the bathroom floor. Instead of such endwise flowing of the water, these members 7 and 8 will tend to divert or cause a portion of the water to run into the tub. The plate 8 is composed of a thin sheet of metal and a portion 9 thereof is extended below the base board 4, the extended portion of said plate being adapted for dis position between the rim of the tub l and the wall. In proceeding to explain the particular function of this metal plate, I wish to emphasize the fact that careful study of a great many bathrooms has revealed the fact that the greater number of them are built with a view of utilizing as little space as possible, consequently one rim of the bath tub is in close proximity to the wall. With this difficulty confronting the effective use of such a device, it would be almost impossible to clamp one end of the base board to the tub, because of the lack of space.

However, with thin metal plate such as I employ, all the space that: is needed is a space slightly more than the width of the Whatever more space there may be plate. H is immaterial, as the entire attachment will square itself by meansof this plate 8, and

oo-acts withit and the rim of the tub 1. Even in cases where the rim of the tubv touches the wall, the device may still be the opposite end of the device'will be held in place by means of the clamp 6 which placed in position by wedging thesportion 9 of the plate 8 in place, Thls" is not true with the majority of similar devices known tome, as they usually employ some clamping means which would be useless where small space; betweenthe rim of the tub and wall is concerned.

shape, size and arrangement of parts may be .;resortedto without departure from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim is z p An attachment for supporting a clothes 'Wringer on a bath tub comprising a horizontal base board adapted for transverse disposition on a tub, a centrally disposed vertical wringer' board carried by the base board and having one of its ends flush with one end of the base board and its opposite endspaced from the. opposite end of the base board, a transverse oleat disposed at the last named end of the wringer board,

a plate composed "of a thin pieceof metal,

said plate being perpendicularly disposed and secured to the flush ends of said boards, a portion of'saidfplate extending above the base board a and a portion extending below the bottom of said board, said last named 7 extended portion being adapted to be fdisposed between awall and the rim Iofthe tub, and means for fastening. the opposite s 'end of the base board on the tub; Q 4

In, testimony whereof I have hereunto set Rior' ARn 'DOWsE. 

